1980 All-SEC football team

The 1980 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offensive selections

Receivers

• Cris Collinsworth, Florida (AP, UPI)
• Mardye McDole, Miss. St. (AP, UPI)

Tight ends

• Chris Faulkner, Florida (AP, UPI)

Tackles

• Tim Irwin, Tennessee (AP, UPI)
• Alan Massey, Miss. St. (AP)

Guards

• Tim Morrison, Georgia (AP, UPI [as T])
• Wayne Harris, Miss. St. (AP)
• George Stephenson, Auburn (UPI)
• Nat Hudson, Georgia (UPI)

Centers

• Ken Roark, Kentucky (AP)
• Lee North, Tennessee (UPI)

Quarterbacks

• Buck Belue, Georgia (AP)
• John Fourcade, Ole Miss (UPI)

Running backs

• Herschel Walker, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP, UPI)
• James Brooks, Auburn (AP, UPI)

Defensive selections

Ends

• E. J. Junior, Alabama (AP, UPI)
• Lyman White, LSU (AP, UPI)

Tackles

• Frank Warren, Auburn (AP)
• Eddie Weaver, Georgia (AP)
• Byron Braggs, Alabama (UPI)
• Jimmy Payne, Georgia (UPI)

Middle guards

• Jim Noonan, Tennessee (AP, UPI)

Linebackers

• Johnie Cooks, Miss. St. (AP, UPI)
• David Little, Florida (AP, UPI)
• Tom Boyd, Alabama (AP, UPI)

Backs

• Scott Woerner, Georgia (AP, UPI)
• Jeff Hipp, Georgia (AP, UPI)
• Chris Williams, LSU (AP)
• Tommy Wilcox, Alabama (AP)
• Jim Bob Harris, Alabama (UPI)

Special teams

Kicker

• Rex Robinson, Georgia (AP, UPI)

Punter

• Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt (AP, UPI)

Key

AP = Associated Press

UPI = United Press International

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI

See also

• 1980 College Football All-America Team